Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 7:06PM CDT until April 17 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 5:06pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
At 706 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hitt to near Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Sterling, Rock Falls, Morrison, Geneseo, Colona, Fulton,
Prophetstown, Erie, Garden Plain, Milledgeville, Fairhaven, Albany,
Tampico, Lyndon, Chadwick, Hooppole, Cleveland, Coleta, Deer Grove,
and East Clinton.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 6 and 9.
Interstate 88 between mile markers 14 and 44.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for north central
and northwestern Illinois...and east central Iowa.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
Area Description:
Bureau, IL; Carroll, IL; Henry, IL; Rock Island, IL; Whiteside, IL
Forcast Office:
NWS Quad Cities IA IL
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